Prime Time 2025 Cements Undefeated Season with NLF National Championship

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — There was ample motivation, and pressure, on Prime Time 2025 ahead of the NLF National Championship final Sunday at Stony Brook’s LaValle Stadium.

They were chasing an undefeated season and, at the same time, looking to exorcise the demons haunting them from last year’s defeat in the same game to Team 91 Long Island 2025 Shock.

Prime Time 2025 ticked all the boxes and couldn’t close out their final season on the club circuit any better, defeating Team 91 Long Island 2025 Shock 7-3 to win the title.

“I know we lost and some of the guys wanted to get revenge on that team,” midfielder Kaden Parsons said. “I’m sure a lot of guys are satisfied with that win and it kind of capped off our summer. Undefeated, so it was a good feeling. It was the cherry on top.”

The Michigan commit, who missed last summer with Prime Time 2025 due to an injury, had two goals and an assist, one of five different goal scorers on a deep, unselfish attack.

“That is our strength. Our offense is very balanced,” Parsons said. “A lot of guys getting on the score sheet, that’s why we're so good. We have a lot of different guys that can score and make plays. It's not just one guy carrying it the whole game. You can't win championships that way. We have a lot of depth.”

That’s one of the ingredients for Prime Time 2025’s success this summer. Another is Ty Ramachandran. The Georgetown-bound goalie was outstanding against a Team 91 Long Island 2025 Shock offense that scored 60 goals in their first five games of the tournament.

“I knew I had to be on my A-game,” Ramachandran said. “We go way back, we know we have the firepower. My defense played great, so I had to make sure I’m making the saves that I need to make as they're holding it and the offense goes down and scores. I don’t need to worry about the ball coming back down because we’ve got Aidan [Diaz-Matos] up at the [faceoff] X so it's a nice sense of relief all around.”

Ramachandran, who was particularly stellar to stymie Team 91 Long Island 2025 Shock’s comeback attempt, was named the game’s MVP.

“Ty brings energy every single game,” Diaz-Matos said. “We don't go undefeated this season without Mr. Ty Rama and he's just an absolute animal. He sees the ball like a beach ball. He's the man. He had a great season and definitely earns MVP.”

After conceding the first goal of the game, Prime Time 2025 scored four consecutive goals, capped by Parsons fighting off a check on an alley dodge to give his team a 4-1 second-quarter lead.

“I try to use that move a lot when I’m going down the alley and the defense is on their back heels,” Parsons said. “I like to put my shoulder into them. It kind of makes them off balance. A lot of times it allows me to get my hands free and I can get a shot off.”

Goals by Anthony Raio (North Carolina) and Kimo Kouletsis (Penn) pulled Team 91 Long Island 2025 Shock to within 4-3. But Duke-bound Brady Scioletti and Navy commit Alex Ponchock responded with back-to-back goals.

And when Diaz-Matos opened the fourth quarter with a FOGO goal, Prime Time 2025 — which beat West Coast Starz 2025 Gold 12-5 in the semifinals — could practically taste that cherry on top.

“I got called for a penalty on the last faceoff and it kind of upset me a little bit,” said Diaz-Matos, who is committed to Notre Dame. “I had to remind everyone that this is our game. So I decided to run down, saw an open lane and just took a shot that went in and I celebrated with the boys.”

When it was over, there was plenty of celebrating for the Prime Time 2025 players, who ended their club careers in style.

“It's super special,” Ramachandran said. “We’ve got to cherish all these moments. It went by in a breeze. I remember the first time going to Prime Time and this was the last tournament we had. It’s really special to be on top, undefeated.”